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EnglandNorth WestHyndburnBB1 4JFRishton Methodist Primary School
Primary

Rishton Methodist Primary School

Primary

Hyndburn · Blackburn · BB1 4JF www.rishton.lancsngfl.ac.uk/

Pupils
157
cap. 226
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
157
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
157
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterMethodist
StatusOpen

Overview of Rishton Methodist Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
79%
+22pp
82%70%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
8%6%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
157
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
George Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4JF
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%4%89%32%82%7%89%32%79%86%106.0106.0105.025%157
2023/2457%4%70%17%78%9%87%17%74%61%104.0105.0102.027%165
2022/2371%8%79%33%79%17%83%29%83%83%108.0107.0107.0+0.60+1.00+1.3021%168
2018/1982%5%86%27%82%32%86%23%91%86%106.0106.0107.0+0.70+2.10+0.5014%154
2017/1871%6%97%29%84%13%74%6%90%77%107.0102.0105.0+4.40+2.60+0.3019%170
2016/1743%0%68%4%86%18%61%4%86%89%101.0101.0106.0-0.30+3.60-1.0014%173

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2515720.125%4%43%8%18%
2023/2416518.827%6%47%7%19%
2022/2316818.721%5%51%5%16%
2021/2216123.022%4%51%6%23%
2020/2116123.020%2%48%
2018/1915417.914%3%48%4%12%
2017/1817019.319%3%52%4%11%
2016/1717319.914%3%54%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.